They are, and they aren't
They are, because a whole lot of inexplicable problems beyond the standard
plethora of inexplicable problems with Protel EDA can be traced
right back to the often inexplicable and all too common corruption of the
file(s)
They aren't because they are often corrupted and result in inexplicable
problems AND because they don't contain a host of elements which other
programs use to allow the user control over default program behaviors.

aj

- When in doubt, delete the ini files and then, iffn and after the app comes
back, just rebuild your entire customization scheme. Just like magic, with
only five timez the work!

> From: Leo Potjewijd [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> At 02/06/2003 10:19, I wrote:
> >Hi folks,
> >leave it to Leo to crash into weird stuff: the PCB editor refuses to 
> >rotate components when I press the spacebar.
> >
> >snippety-snip
> >
> >I am convinced I messed something up, but what?
> 
> To somewhat answer my own question: I renamed the AdvPCB99SE.INI and 
> restarted Protel.
> It works again!  Those INI files are magical files!!
> I tried looking at the file in detail, but could not find 
> obvious faults. 
> Most of it is fairly straightforward though, that enabled me 
> to recover 
> some of the settings (colours mostly).
> Oh well.....
> 


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